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What’s one question YOU would like a candidate to answer before election day? Would you rather read the answers from the candidates or see a video interview?

What’s one question YOU would like a candidate to answer before election day? Would you rather read the answers from the candidates or see a video interview?

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What’s one question YOU would like a candidate to answer before election day? Would you rather read the answers from the candidates or see a video interview?

News Staff
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Email your response to publisher@dmchronicle.com We’ll publish selected submissions in the paper and online (with your name, unless you ask to stay anonymous). Keep it respectful, keep it honest, and don’t worry about writing it “perfect.” We’re looking for substance. Let’s start the conversation:
Rural Texas and the Coming AI Land Rush

Rural Texas and the Coming AI Land Rush

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Rural Texas and the Coming AI Land Rush

Suzanne Bellsnyder
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Out across rural Texas, new development rarely arrives with a parade.It shows up quietly at first. A transmission survey stake in a neighbor’s pasture. A landman knocking on doors.
The Front Yard as It Used to Be

The Front Yard as It Used to Be

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The Front Yard as It Used to Be

News Staff
Thursday, January 15, 2026
TUMBLEWEED SMITHIn the early 1970s, seniors at Big Spring High School had end of school annual signing parties in our front yard. It was shady, had decorative boulders and lush green grass that was like carpet. The lawn was the pride of the neighborhood.
2 Cents Worth

2 Cents Worth

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2 Cents Worth

Carol Greenway-holland
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Thanks to Patricia that helps put out the Double Mountain Chronicle every week, you are going to get my column. I didn’t hit the right button somewhere, so she helped me out!!!!!I can’t believe it’s January and having this kind of weather. Joe got out and tilled his garden one day.
Not too late to relate

Not too late to relate

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Not too late to relate

Sue Jane Sullivan
Thursday, January 15, 2026
“We were on a family trip, and we were on a flight—on Delta, from here to somewhere—and we were all sitting in the back of the airplane together.
NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT IN NEW YEAR

NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT IN NEW YEAR

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NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT IN NEW YEAR

Gary Borders, Texas Press Association
Thursday, January 8, 2026
A spate of new laws took effect on Jan. 1, The Dallas Morning News reported. Here’s a brief summary of the most notable new laws now in force:• County sheriff’s offices are now required to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the passage of Senate Bill 8.
GRIEVANCES AND THE REDRESSING OF

GRIEVANCES AND THE REDRESSING OF

GRIEVANCES AND THE REDRESSING OF

Jeff Hurt - Editor
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Many DMC readers choose to begin their weekly local news ritual on the editorial page. I know this because they have told me and explained why they do it.